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Bill introduced to ban demonstrations within 100 feet of Houses of Worship
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (257+ words) NEW YORK CITY (Press Release) " ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) on Friday welcomed the introduction of the federal Safeguarding Access to Congregations and Religious Establishments from Disruption (SACRED) Act, a bipartisan bill that protects safe access to houses of worship by…...
Anti-Israel screed published in California's voter pamphlet
20+ hour, 55+ min ago (177+ words) California's'candidate statement guidelines'(page may be down) are clear: statements must be limited to a candidate's personal background and qualifications. The statement published by Don J. Grundmann'does not meet that standard. Instead, it promotes hateful rhetoric and conspiracy theories unrelated to…...
AMCHA Initiative supports request by Jewish professors to intervene in lawsuit alleging antisemitism at UCLA
4+ day, 32+ min ago (385+ words) AMCHA Initiative on Monday expressed support for the motion filed by seven Jewish UCLA faculty members seeking to intervene in the pending federal civil rights case against the University of California." [Press Release] SANTA CRUZ, California (Press Release) " AMCHA Initiative…...
The Lehman Trilogy" turns financial history into riveting stage drama
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (310+ words) By Sherrie Rose in San Diego As audiences take their seats at Cygnet Theatre, they're immediately pulled into a world already in motion: stock prices flicker across the walls, the year 2008 looms, and the collapse that impacted global finance is…...
Pacific Beach has "rising star" in Mission Bagel " an award-winning sandwich too
1+ week, 2+ day ago (738+ words) By Noah Perkins in San Diego Special to Times of San Diego Is it possible for a sandwich to be "sinus and soul clearing? The meal in question, a gefilte fish bagel sandwich from Pacific Beach's Mission Bagel, earned that…...
S. F. City College backs Jewish professor's claim of antisemitic harassment
3+ week, 2+ day ago (302+ words) Professor Abigail Bornstein is a Jewish faculty member at CCSF who became the target of repeated, public, and highly personalized attacks rooted in anti-Semitic tropes and threats. The most serious incident occurred during a public CCSF Board of Trustees meeting…...
August Wilson's "Fences': A tear-jerking masterpiece
1+ week, 4+ day ago (454+ words) By Sandi Masori in San Diego August Wilson's Fences, now playing at The Old Globe, is the story of an African-American family in 1957." Directed by Delicia Turner Sonnenberg, the entire play is set in the Maxson family's yard. The elaborate…...
Jewish Democrats crown successful opposition to anti-Israel resolutions with a bagel brunch
2+ week, 30+ min ago (460+ words) The Chair reasonably suggested referring the first two resolutions to the DNC's Working Group on the Middle East, an entity established by Chair Martin in August to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Committee voted in both cases to refer them…...
Democratic National Committee rejects anti-Israel resolutions
2+ week, 22+ hour ago (175+ words) ". .. These measures would be a gift to Republicans, would further fracture our party, and do nothing to bring Israelis and Palestinians closer to peace. .. ." "We're pleased that the DNC Rules Committee rejected a set of divisive, anti-Israel resolutions These measures…...
Shana Hazan avoids primary election for San Diego school board
2+ week, 22+ hour ago (638+ words) SAN DIEGO (Press Release) " Trustee Shana Hazan announced Thursday that she is the only candidate to qualify for election to the San Diego Unified School Board District B seat, marking the first time there will be no primary election for…...